He was nicknamed "Dove" Dotson
Son of William Henry Dotson, Jr. and Laura Sisson Dotson
Married Mary Ann Thompson March 21, 1847 in Gilmer Co. Georgia
During the Civil War he was conscripted into the Confederate Army in December 1863. Served as a Private in Co 'A' 65th Ga Infantry Regt. for one month Jan-Feb 1864 while the regiment was encamped near Dalton, Whitfield Co., Georgia. After acquiring an Enfield rifle, cartridges, and a knapsack he deserted.
Died between 1880-1900. His gravestone is inscribed 1826-1885. A family historian dates his death as 1883.
Son of William Henry Dotson, Jr. and Laura Sisson Dotson
Married Mary Ann Thompson March 21, 1847 in Gilmer Co. Georgia
During the Civil War he was conscripted into the Confederate Army in December 1863. Served as a Private in Co 'A' 65th Ga Infantry Regt. for one month Jan-Feb 1864 while the regiment was encamped near Dalton, Whitfield Co., Georgia. After acquiring an Enfield rifle, cartridges, and a knapsack he deserted.
Died between 1880-1900. His gravestone is inscribed 1826-1885. A family historian dates his death as 1883.
He was nicknamed "Dove" Dotson
Son of William Henry Dotson, Jr. and Laura Sisson Dotson
Married Mary Ann Thompson March 21, 1847 in Gilmer Co. Georgia
During the Civil War he was conscripted into the Confederate Army in December 1863. Served as a Private in Co 'A' 65th Ga Infantry Regt. for one month Jan-Feb 1864 while the regiment was encamped near Dalton, Whitfield Co., Georgia. After acquiring an Enfield rifle, cartridges, and a knapsack he deserted.
Died between 1880-1900. His gravestone is inscribed 1826-1885. A family historian dates his death as 1883.
Son of William Henry Dotson, Jr. and Laura Sisson Dotson
Married Mary Ann Thompson March 21, 1847 in Gilmer Co. Georgia
During the Civil War he was conscripted into the Confederate Army in December 1863. Served as a Private in Co 'A' 65th Ga Infantry Regt. for one month Jan-Feb 1864 while the regiment was encamped near Dalton, Whitfield Co., Georgia. After acquiring an Enfield rifle, cartridges, and a knapsack he deserted.
Died between 1880-1900. His gravestone is inscribed 1826-1885. A family historian dates his death as 1883.
